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For me, study of the sword and its related arts is more than a
passion: it is an all-encompassing approach to life.

Training since 15
while performing fight shows throughout New England, I met several
early HEMA pioneers and began studying the works of medieval and
Renaissance masters.

I set my course as an academic and educator,
working at the Higgins Armory and other museums before journeying to
England to complete my MA in Medieval Studies. I joined the Royal
Armouries Museum, rising over five years to become Curator of Tower
Collections at the Tower of London. In 2015 I was awarded the Arms &
Armour Heritage Trust Studentship to complete a PhD focusing on late
medieval martial arts at the University of Southampton, which I
completed in 2018.

In parallel, I have undertaken in-depth study and practice of diverse
traditions including Wudang Taijiquan and Internal Arts, the arts of
strategy and governance, European and Asian Philosophy, the Ars
Memoriae, and meditation. These have enriched my personal practice and
helped expand it from pursuit of an interest into a way of living.

The School of Mars is my way to share my research and help others who wish to walk this path.Join me for articles and videos exploring surviving artefacts from our martial
past, fighting techniques from around the world, and the
philosophical tenets by which The Way of the Warrior was pursued, and can be pursued today.

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